As for the male and female slaves whom you may have, it is from the nations around you that you may acquire male and female slaves.
Leviticus 25:45 - New Revised Standard Version You may also acquire them from among the aliens residing with you, and from their families that are with you, who have been born in your land; and they may be your property. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Moreover, of the children of the strangers who sojourn among you, of them you may buy and of their families that are with you which they have begotten in your land, and they shall be your possession. American Standard Version (1901) Moreover of the children of the strangers that sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they have begotten in your land: and they shall be your possession. Common English Bible You can also buy them from the foreign guests who live with you and from their extended families that are with you, who were born in your land. These can belong to you as property. Catholic Public Domain Version and from the newcomers who sojourn with you, or who have been born from them in your land. These you shall have as servants, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And of the strangers that sojourn among you, or that were born of them in your land. These you shall have for servants: |
As for the male and female slaves whom you may have, it is from the nations around you that you may acquire male and female slaves.
You may keep them as a possession for your children after you, for them to inherit as property. These you may treat as slaves, but as for your fellow Israelites, no one shall rule over the other with harshness.